Jennifer Jackson is part of The Artist’s Table, a new initiative that brings together a group of artists living and making work in the North West of England to help identify and explore the skills artists need to develop now and in the future.
Jennifer Jackson is an award-winning multidisciplinary British-Bolivian artist creating exhilarating and empowering experiences for audiences and participants. Her practice exists at the meeting point of performance and the excitement of a sports spectacle. Works include: WRESTLELADSWRESTLE, which invited 30 participants onstage to playfight with her, and premiered to critical acclaim across major UK venues (5 stars,The Stage); ENDURANCE (shortlisted Stückemarkt, Theatertreffen, 2022); As we run we become; THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GRRRLS; and FOLK LIKE US.
Awards include: Artist Takeover, Factory International (inaugural artist); Jerwood Live Work Award and New Work Award (2021/2023); Choreodrome, The Place (2024), Olivier Award, Baby Reindeer(Creative Team, 2020); Arts Foundation Award (nominated, 2020); Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award (shortlisted, 2020). Her work is supported by Barbican Centre, BAC, Britten Pears Arts, The Lowry, and Sheffield Theatres.
As Choreographer/Movement Director: Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe, National Theatre, Royal Exchange Theatre, and Coventry City of Culture.